10 Top Tips On How To Organise A Kitchen

Kate Lambert - February 25, 2019

With the New Year in full swing and the
festive rush behind us, many of us probably agree that our houses could do with
a bit of TLC. After huge amounts of food, delicious drinks and plenty of
chatter, our kitchens, in particular, are probably in need of a fair bit of
organisation and what better opportunity to start than the beginning of a brand
new year? Here, we’ve compiled some top tips.

#1 Store Food Correctly

After time spent shopping, it can be easy
to just wedge food into any space in the fridge, freezer or cupboard that we
can find, rather than taking the time to store it all correctly. However, when
it comes to our perishables, we should be taking a little more care. Take the
fridge for example – certain shelves and spots can be beneficial to different
foods and when used properly, can even help it last longer and ultimately save money. For example, meat and some desserts should
ideally be kept at the bottom of the fridge, where the temperature is much
cooler.

To get a full understanding of exactly where
different foods should actually be stored, you
can use a variety of different resources to find out. In fact, finding out
where food should be
stored is as simple as a quick online search.

#2
Use See-Through Containers

Using see-through
containers in your fridge or cupboards can be a great way of not only keeping
things organised but also saving and
making the most of the space you have. You could store cereal, spices, tea bags,
sugar, cooking ingredients and more all in their own containers or groups and
with the right layout, even stack these boxes on top of one another. To keep
things truly organised, you could label your containers so you can grab what
you need with ease.

#3
Sort Out Your Utensils

Instead of just having your cooking
utensils in a drawer with your cutlery, sort them out into groups and allocate
them a mason jar to sit in. By dividing them into groups such as ‘spatulas’ and
‘serving’, cooking will be easier as you can grab the utensil that you need
without spending ages looking for the right one in your drawers.

#4
Customise Drawers

The drawers in your kitchen don’t just have
to be a large space; you can customise
them with separators and racks to make them store more items. By adding racks
and dividing the space up in the drawers, you can keep things organised and
easy to find, which in turn could de-clutter your kitchen workspace.

#5
Utilise Cabinet Doors

If all of your cupboards are full up, why
not utilise your cabinet doors? Store
lids for your pots and pans on the inside of the doors, or even attach utensil
holders to add spices, dish scrubbers and cloths. This way, you will be making
the most out of all of your space.

#6
De-Clutter Your Kitchen

When you decide that you want to organise your kitchen, one of the first steps
you should do is de-clutter it. Go through all of your cutlery, utensils etc
and only keep the items that you actually need and use. Don’t keep any unwanted
items which will only clog up needed space, especially if you only have a small
kitchen.

#7
Allocate Work Zones

A really efficient way of organising your kitchen is by having allocated
work zones, including an area to cook food in, prepare it, a cleaning
area, cupboards full of non-consumable items and places to store consumable
products.

By laying out your workspace in these
categories, it will make moving about in the kitchen a lot easier and more hygienic
as you will have enough space to prepare and cook food, which isn’t in the same
place as the allocated cleaning area.

#8
Make Your Life Easier

Make life easier for yourself and avoid
your bags getting tangled under your sink or in a drawer with one simple
addition – a dispenser. Create or buy a dispenser that allows you to pull off a
bag with a simple tug, whether it is a black bin or recycling bag, with ease. You
can even purchase dispensers for carrier bags.

#9
Store Your Spices On The Fridge

Not only is this idea a great way of saving
space, but it is also a nice touch to the kitchen. Put all of your spices into
small food jars and attach a magnet onto the lid. Then arrange your spices on
the fridge anyway that you want, ensuring that you have attached a label to the
bottom of the jar. This way, you can pick the spice that you need without
spending ages looking for it or battling through countless other jars to find
it.

#10
Invest In A Lazy Susan, Or Two

Don’t you just hate searching in the dark
depths of your cupboards for cans? Invest in a Lazy Susan and this will no
longer be a problem for you! With ease,
you can spin the device slowly and find the product that you want. By fitting a
couple into the cupboards or shelves in your kitchen or pantry, it is less
likely that your products will get forgotten or go out of date.Hopefully, these 10 top tips will help you to organise your kitchen and make your cooking experience
more enjoyable and easier in 2019. If you require any help organising your kitchen, don’t hesitate to get
in touch with a member of our team, today.